Booking Clerk/Admin Assistant in Physiological Sciences - Band 2
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Boston, PE21 9QS
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
The Physiological Sciences team at ULTH is looking for skilled and dynamic administrators to work in their busy Lincoln and Pilgrim offices where no t...
- Booking patient appointments following agreed procedures and protocols and ensuring patients are appropriately informed
- Arranging, rearranging or cancelling appointments in line with patient requests whilst ensuring Local and National policy's are followed
- Accurately recording appointment outcomes and other data relating to patients in a timely manner
- Ensure patients receive all relevant information in a timely, accurate and effective way
- Answering patient queries or escalating where required
- Providing administrative support to the Physiological Sciences team
- To prioritise own workload to ensure safe and effective running of the administrative needs of the department
- Book patients in line with the urgency of their appointment in line with Local and National booking rules
- Ensure patients receive the required notice of booking whilst ensuring maximum utilisation of available resource.
- To contact patients, gaining acceptance of booking with patient or their representative.
- To advise patients or their representative, either via telephone or face-to-face, within agreed protocols, of information relevant to their appointment or admission or other related non-clinical subject.
- To take appropriate action as required when answering patient queries, such as re-arranging appointment dates or escalating issues appropriately
- Accurately maintain electronic and paper patient records
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Qualifications
Essential
- 2 GCSE's grade C or above in Maths and English.
- NVQ2 or equivalent in relative subject, ie Customer Care Skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of PAS
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
- Working with the public.
Desirable
- Working in a health care environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to provide good customer care.
- Deaf Awareness.
- Previous experience of working with the public
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Knowledge of waiting list management
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly
- Responsible attitude
How to apply
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First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
2 September 2026
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